Image copyright PA The rising cost of foreign package holidays and imported computer games helped to push the UK inflation rate up to 2.9% last month from 2.7% in April. The latest inflation rate is the highest since June 2013, and above the Bank of England’s 2% target. The Office for National Statistics said the [...]

Image copyright TFGM Image caption Philip Carter was struck by a tram at Manchester Victoria at about 19:50 BST on Sunday A woman wept as she appeared in court charged with the murder of a man who was hit by a tram at Manchester’s Victoria station. Charrissa Loren Brown-Wellington, 31, is accused of killing Philip [...]

Image copyright Getty Images Theresa May is meeting the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party in Downing Street as she seeks a deal to enable the Conservatives to govern. The prime minister is hosting Arlene Foster to thrash out the terms of the DUP’s backing for her minority government. Mrs May says they will have [...]